Claude Niépce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French photography pioneer
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Place of Birth: Chalon-sur-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
About Claude Niépce
- Claude Félix Abel Niépce (born 1763 probably at Chalon-sur-Saône, France – died 1828 Kew, England) was a French inventor and the older brother of the more celebrated Nicéphore Niépce.
- Claude traveled to England to try to find a sponsor for their internal combustion engine and died there.
- His brother's later successful development of photography has eclipsed the part played by Claude.
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